Goober and the Ghost Chasers

Goober and the Ghost Chasers
Title card logo from Goober and the Ghost Chasers.
Genre	Animation
Directed by	Charles A. Nichols
Voices of	Paul Winchell Jerry Dexter Jo Ann Harris Ronnie Schell
Country of origin	USA
Language(s)	English
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Hanna-Barbera
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	September 8, 1973 – August 30, 1975

Goober and the Ghost Chasers is a Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera which aired on ABC from September 8, 1973 to August 30, 1975. A total of 16 half-hour episodes of Goober and the Ghost Chasers were produced. The show's episodes were later serialized as part of the syndicated weekday series Fred Flintstone and Friends in 1977. On cable, it was shown as part of USA Cartoon Express and later on Boomerang.

Plot

Similar to Hanna-Barbera's successful Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, Goober and the Ghost Chasers also features a group of teenagers solving spooky mysteries with their dog Goober. The Ghost Chasers use their equipment from the Apparition Kit (like the Specter Detector, the Poltergeist Powder, etc.) when it comes to determining whether the ghost is real or not. The major differences were that the ghosts they eventually find are real and would help in defeating the fake ghosts. Some of those people behind the mask of some fake ghosts are not criminals. Goober had the power to become invisible when he was scared by ghosts and his closest human companion is reckless instead of cowardly. Also unlike Scooby-Doo, Goober can talk more clearly.

Episodes

Each of the following episodes was directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and written by Tom Dagenais, Warren S. Murray, and Dick Robbins.

№	Title	Airdate	Prod. code
1*	"Assignment: The Ahab Apparition"	September 8, 1973	GGC-1
The Partridge kids are vacationing at Peaceful Cove, but it's anything but peaceful! The ghost of Captain Ahab and Moby Dick are haunting the old mansion on the cliff and it's up to Goober and the kids to interview them for their magazine.
2*	"Brush Up Your Shakespeare"	September 15, 1973	GGC-2
The Partridge kids are supposed to play a concert but their performance is canceled when Macbeth's ghost begins haunting the hall.
3**	"The Galloping Ghost"	September 22, 1973	GGC-3
Goober and the kids investigate Wilt Chamberlain's ranch after a report of a "Galloping Ghost" to get a story for their latest article for Ghost Chasers magazine.
4*	"The Singing Ghost"	September 29, 1973	GGC-4
Frankenstein's Monster the Third tricks Danny and The Partridge Kids into coming to his castle to discuss a singing engagement. Once there, they realize the only thing he wants is Danny's voice for his own!
5*	"The Ghost Ship"	October 6, 1973	GGC-5
Goober and the gang are aboard an old pirate ship called the Sea Witch for publicity pictures. The Sea Witch is soon set adrift by the salty spirits led by Captain Dunk. They also encounter Dunk's nicer twin brother Dink.
6*	"Mummy Knows Best"	October 13, 1973	GGC-6
The Partridge Kids, Goober, and the gang decide to spend their vacation in Kahrobi, land of the Arabian Nights and ghosts! There, they encounter King Rashan's brother Prince Tasheel who states that the Ghost of King Osiris (King Rashan's ancestor) and his Mummies who are haunting the city when King Rashan wants to modernize the city.
7*	"The Haunted Wax Museum"	October 20, 1973	GGC-7
With a day off between concerts, the Partridge Kids decide to visit an old wax museum owned by Willy Waxman that is a hangout for ghosts who have possessed wax mannequins.
8	"Aloha Ghost"	October 27, 1973	GGC-8
Goober and the gang travel to Hawaii to do a story on a reported ghost sighting on a plantation where Michael Gray works on.
9*	"The Wicked Witch Dog"	November 3, 1973	GGC-9
A supernatural canine called the Wicked Witch Dog is haunting the lighthouse of MacBurn's Point in Scotland.
10	"Venice Anyone?"	November 10, 1973	GGC-10
Goober and the gang travel to Venice to investigate a report of a haunted gondola run by the ghost of an Italian nobleman Don Giovanni who want to prevent Carlo from marrying Julia (who is from a rival family).
11*	"Go West Young Ghost"	November 17, 1973	GGC-11
At an amusement park, the haunted house is a little too haunted for The Partridge Kids, Goober and the gang when they find it haunted by the Ghost of Ichabod Ipswich.
12	"A Hard Day's Knight"	November 24, 1973	GGC-12
The Ghost of Don Miguel (a Spanish knight) haunts a space center while they are about to launch the first manned rocket to Mars!
13	"Is Sherlock Holme?"	December 1, 1973	GGC-13
Goober and the gang travel to England to solve a mystery. They are assisted by a relative of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes.
14	"That Snow Ghost"	December 8, 1973	GGC-14
Goober and the gang are hired by a ski resort to investigate a reported Snow Ghost.
15	"Inca Dinka Doo"	December 15, 1973	GGC-15
The ghost of an ancient Incan chief haunts the old Incan city and forest while the Ghost Chasers are looking for it!
16	"Old McDonald Had a Ghost – EE II EEYOW"	December 22, 1973	GGC-16
Goober and the kids check out a report from George McDonald of a haunted farm that is haunted by the Ghost of Old McDonald and a living scarecrow.

*Guest-starred The Partridge Kids.
**Guest-starred Wilt Chamberlain.

Cast

• Jerry Dexter - Ted
• Jo Ann Harris - Tina
• Ronnie Schell - Gillie
• Paul Winchell - Goober

Additional voices

• Danny Bonaduce - Danny Patridge
• Wilt Chamberlain - Himself
• Suzanne Crough - Tracy Partridge
• Alan Dinehart -
• Susan Dey - Laurie Partridge
• Brian Forster - Chris Partridge
• Michael Gray - Himself
• Alan Oppenheimer -
• John Stephenson -

Crew

• Alan Dinehart - Dialogue Director

Home Media Releases

In the 1980s, two videocassette editions of the series were released:

• Goober and the Ghost Chasers, a 45-minute cassette containing the first two episodes ("Brush Up Your Shakespeare" and "Assignment: The Ahab Apparition"), was released by Worldvision Home Video in 1986;
• Goober and the Ghost Chasers: The Chase Is On!, an 81-minute cassette containing four episodes (all guest-starring The Partridge Kids), was released by Hanna-Barbera Home Video in 1988.

The Goober and the Ghost Chasers' premiere episode, "Assignment: The Ahab Apparition", was included on the DVD compilation Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1970s Volume 1 released by Warner Home Video on May 26, 2009.

On October 26, 2010, Warner Home Video released Goober and the Ghost Chasers: The Complete Series on DVD in region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection. This is a Manufacture-on-Demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and only in the US.

External links

• cmongethappy.com: Goober and the Ghost Chasers
• Goober and the Ghost Chasers at the Internet Movie Database
• Goober and the Ghost Chasers at TV.com